Sutton Planning Applications

Review Sutton planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Sutton Planning Trends

Sutton recorded 2,236 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 1,604 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 89.2%, 4.0 percentage points above the London average (higher than average).

Approved applications in Sutton took 7.5 weeks on average. That is 1.1 weeks below the London average (faster than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is Cheam, with 187 applications.

Total decisions

1,604

Approval rate

89.2%

Weeks to decision

7.5


Sutton total	1,604	89.2% 89.2%	7.5
Adjoining Borough	13	100.0% 100.0%	1.4
E10	1	100.0% 100.0%	2.1
Sutton South	48	95.8% 95.8%	8.6
Worcester Park North	56	94.6% 94.6%	8.0
South Beddington & Roundshaw	80	93.8% 93.8%	7.9
Stonecot	76	93.4% 93.4%	7.4
Belmont	78	92.3% 92.3%	7.5
The Wrythe	65	92.3% 92.3%	7.1
Carshalton South & Clockhouse	105	91.4% 91.4%	7.7
Wallington North	75	90.7% 90.7%	7.4
Beddington	84	90.5% 90.5%	7.1
Hackbridge	30	90.0% 90.0%	8.0
Carshalton Central	126	89.7% 89.7%	6.8
Cheam	146	89.7% 89.7%	7.6
St Helier East	56	89.3% 89.3%	8.1
Sutton Central	68	88.2% 88.2%	10.0
Sutton West & East Cheam	90	87.8% 87.8%	7.7
Sutton North	88	85.2% 85.2%	6.9
North Cheam	103	84.5% 84.5%	7.5
Worcester Park South	70	84.3% 84.3%	7.5
St Helier West	57	82.5% 82.5%	7.4
Wallington South	89	80.9% 80.9%	7.5

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

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